Kelly Mitchell was elected treasurer on November 4,2014, and assumed office early on November 18,2014.
11 Facts About Kelly Mitchell
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Kelly Mitchell replaced interim Treasurer, Daniel Huge, who took over after Richard Mourdock resigned.
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Kelly Mitchell was a candidate in the 2020 Republican primary in Indiana's 5th congressional district.
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Kelly Mitchell completed The Commandant's National Security Seminar and earned a Master of Arts in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.
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Kelly Mitchell's office was part of the State Treasurer's office.
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Treasurer Kelly Mitchell served on the State Board of the Association of County Commissioners for three years, and as a member of the County Government Senate Study Commission.
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Kelly Mitchell founded and co-chaired Cass County "Make a Difference Day", managing hundreds of volunteers and dozens of projects every year.
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Kelly Mitchell won the third ballot, by 860 votes to 497.
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Kelly Mitchell defeated her Democratic opponent, former member of the Illinois House of Representatives and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2010 Mike Boland on November 4,2014.
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In July 2017, Kelly Mitchell announced the launch of INvestABLE Indiana which is a savings program for disabled Hoosiers.
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On September 4,2019, Kelly Mitchell officially entered the race for the Republican nomination for Indiana's 5th congressional district to replace retiring Congresswoman Susan Brooks.